Diwali is the shopping season of India, just like Christmas in USA, people in India wait for Diwali to make their important purchases. Many Indian automobile majors strategically select to launch their new products around Diwali expecting a good head-start for sales. Mahindra and Mahindra will introduce its world SUV also known as W201 internally in Mahindra. The SUV is mainly targeted at the USA and European markets and will be priced northward of Rs. 15 Lakhs.
image- Mahindra Scorpio, for illustration.
To comply with the strict emission and safety norms of USA and Europe, the SUV will incorporate modern technologies in the SUV. It will feature lots of advance engine technologies and safety features. The details are yet to be released but rumors are that the engine will churn out close to 150 BHP with 2.2 Liter CRDI Diesel Engine and will have 6 speed manual transmission. We expect it to be powerful and punchy at the same time keeping it efficient amongst the ever increasing awareness towards environmental impact of large vehicles. The safety features like ABS, ESP are also quite likely.
The Mahindra World SUV In India will compete with Honda CR-V, Skoda Yeti, newly launched BMW X1, Toyota Fortuner, Ford Endeavor etc.